Colorful San Antonio TV icon announces retirement

KSAT-TV's 10 p.m. team -- sportscaster Greg Simmons and co-anchors Steve Spriester and Isis Romero — will welcome a new member following the retirement of weathercaster Steve Browne in June: four-year station veteran Adam Caskey.

KSAT-TV's 10 p.m. team -- sportscaster Greg Simmons and co-anchors Steve Spriester and Isis Romero — will welcome a new member following the retirement of weathercaster Steve Browne in June: four-year station

KSAT-TV's 10 p.m. team -- sportscaster Greg Simmons and co-anchors Steve Spriester and Isis Romero — will welcome a new member following the retirement of weathercaster Steve Browne in June: four-year station veteran Adam Caskey.

KSAT-TV's 10 p.m. team -- sportscaster Greg Simmons and co-anchors Steve Spriester and Isis Romero — will welcome a new member following the retirement of weathercaster Steve Browne in June: four-year station

KSAT’s chief meteorologist Steve Browne announced to co-workers and 10 p.m. news viewers Tuesday that he plans to retire. His last day on the 10 p.m. news will be June 6.

Viewers are sure to miss not only Browne’s knowledge and expertise, but the beloved extras on the 10 p.m. news that many have come to cherish during his quarter-century at KSAT — his vegetable garden and critter cam.

There’s also the longtime Christmas treat that has been seen all over the country via YouTube — when Browne makes like a human tuba and heartily huffs out holiday tunes.

“I have given it much thought and would like this to be a formal announcement of my plan to retire my position at KSAT-12,” Browne, who’s in his 60s, said in a station news release.

Leaving behind his TV weather duties will free up Browne to focus on other interests, such as gardening, the release states.

“It has been a great place to work for the past 26 years and not an easy decision to make, but it’s time to move on and allow new talent to carry KSAT 12 into the future. I think the station is well positioned with an excellent weather staff of professionals to make it a smooth transition.”

That staff includes 5 and 6 p.m. meteorologist Adam Caskey, who also has attracted interest nationally with his homemade thermometers, used to celebrate a variety of holidays and occasions throughout the year.

Caskey took up the slack in 2014 when Browne determined it was time for him to scale back his weather broadcasts to one hour at 10 p.m.